Cartridge-holding clip.



No. 667,35l. Patented Feb. 5, l90l'.

C. R. WAGNER. CARTRIDGE HOLDING CLIP.

(Applicatiofl filed Oct. 5, 1900.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES ATENT GFFICE.

CARL ROBERT WAGNER, OF SUHL, GERMANY.

CARTRIDGE-HOLDING CLIP.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of LettelS Patent No. 667,351, dated February5, 1901. Application filed October 5, 1900. serial No. 32,184. kNomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CARL ROBERT WAGNER,

mechanical engineer, a subject of the King of Prussia, German Emperor,residing at Bahnhofstrasse, 58, Suhl, in the Kingdom of Prussia,Germany, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Frames,Clips, or Holders for Assembling and Carrying Oartridges or Projectilesin Bunches or Groups; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the in- Vention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

The invention relates to a circular frame or holder for assembling andcarrying cartridges or projectiles in bunches or groups, so that inweapons having their cartridge beds or,

seats in the breech-chambers arranged in a circle the cartridges orprojectiles may simultaneously be quickly and securely inserted into thebreech-chambers. Now the subject of this invention is an improvementdevised for circular clips or holders of this class, whereby they arerendered more convenient for practical use and especially forquickloading purposes.

According to this invention there is arranged centrally in the body ofthe clip or frame, which is provided for the purpose with undercutgrooves, a star-wheel revoluble within certain limits and adapted whilethe frame,

clip, or holder is being charged with cartridges or projectiles toconduct the latter from the point at which they are inserted under theprojecting edges of the device border ing the grooves, to retain them inthis position, or, in other words, secure them against any unintentionaldisplacement, and as the cartridges or projectiles, as the case may be,are

' inserted into the cartridge beds or seats in the breech-chambers ofthe firearm to convey them back from under saidedges into the positionwhich admits of their release from the frame, clip, or holder.

In the drawings, Figures 1 and 2 are plan views of the holder, showingit open and closed, respectively. Figs. 3 and 4c are crosssectionsthrough the holder, showingit open and closed, respectively. Fig. 5 is adetail plan view of the star-wheel. Fig. 6 is a detail plan view andcross-section through the internal disk. Figs. 7 and 8 are perspectiveviews of the holder, showing how it holds the cartridges. Fig. 9 is across-section similar to Fig. 3, but drawn to a larger scale.

The accompanying drawings illustrate such a method of assembling andcarrying as applied to revolver-cartridges, for example.

In the circular frame, clip, or holder body or base 0", provided withthe undercut groove 7", there is centrally arranged, with its rear sideon a level with the front side of the cartridge-bases, an internal disk0, which by means of the pin 0' is riveted to the base or bottom of theclip or holder 7", and the disk 0, in conjunction with the base orbottom of the clip or holder 7*, forms a central groove or channelconcentric with the undercut groove star-wheel s is mounted, withcapability of revolving around the pin 0. The notches s of suchstar-wheel are concentric with the bases of the cartridges orprojectiles, and the rotary motion of said wheel is limited by the pinor stud 0 one end of which is fixed in the disk 0 and the other in thewasher 15. To this end there is formed in the corresponding part of thestar-wheel s, which has also a central perforation s to receive the pin0, a concentrically-curved slot .9 for the pin or stud 0' to work in.Both the edge of the body of the clip or holder which projects over theundercut part 7' and the edge of the internal disk 0 are provided withrecesses or notches r and 0 respectively, corresponding to the outlineof the circular bases of the cartridges orprojectiles.

For the purpose of filling or charging the clip or holder the star-wheels, as illustrated in Fig. l, is so adjusted that its notches .9 faceboth the recesses r in the edge of the clip-body r and those 0 in theinternal disk 0. In this position the cartridges, with their circularbases, may be inserted into the clip or holder, which insertion ispreferably effected by means of the existing charging appliance,consisting of a cylinder with perforations placed in convenientsituations,whence the bases of the cartridges to be placed in the clipor holder are made to protrude. Now

the clip or holder, with its star-wheel s in the 7'. Within this centralgroove or channel a 70 position indicated in Fig. 1, is placed upon thecartridge-bases so disposed-in the said cylinder, and, whether byturning the clip or holder and holding the cylinder stationary or byturning the cylinder while keeping the clip or holder stationary, theposition of the.

star-wheel s in the clip or holder is so changed that it comes to besituated as shown in Fig. 2. This movement has brought the bases of thecartridges or projectiles from their original point of insertion underthe unrecessed or projecting portions of the base of the clip or holderand the disk 0, in which position they are retained or secured by thestar-Wheel s. As the cartridges or projectiles are inserted into thecartridge beds or seats in the breechchambers of the weapon, thestar-wheel s by a slight rotary movement is brought back to its initialposition, in which it is represented in Fig. 1, so that the cartridgesor projectiles move from the projecting overhanging parts of the base 1"and disk 0 to the position admitting of their removal from the clip orholder, when the clip can be removed from the cartridges in the ordinarymanner.

The arrangement may, as will be readily understood,be applied to flangedor unflanged cartridges or projectiles with equal effect.

If necessary, the cartridges might be further secured in position in theframe, holder, or clip byspecial devices,which might or might not becombined with the star-wheel s.

The underlying or covering. plate or washer i might assume the shape ofa flat spring, so

that the star-wheel 5 would be retained by spring action in whicheverposition it might occupy at the moment and any tendency tounintentionally shift its position avoided.

. What I claim is I '1. In a cartridge-holder, the combination, with aframe having concentric undercut grooves and notches which permit theflanged ends of cartridges to be placed in the said grooves, of arevoluble wheel arranged in the said holder and operating to move thecartridges circumferentially in the said grooves, substantially as setforth.

2 A frame, clip or holder for assembling and carrying cartridges orprojectiles in annular sets, bunches or groups comprising a body or baseprovided with concentric underout grooves or channels the overhangingparts of which are notched or recessed to admit of the insertion andremoval of the cartridges orthelike andacentrally-arranged star-wheellocated within the holder and revoluble within limits which admits ofthe cartridges or projectiles being combined in bunches in the holderand then carries them from the point of insertion under the unrecessedoverhangingparts of the holder which retain them in this position andsecure them against unintentional displacement and eventually as thecartridges or projectiles are inserted into their beds or seats in thebreech-chambers of the weapon by a reverse movement the star-wheelconveys them back to the original position admitting of their removalfrom the clip,

frame or holder substantially as herein shown and described and for thepurpose stated.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CARL ROBERT \VAGNER. Witnesses:

ERNEST GUMFERT, E. DEL STROTHER.

